Reading Time: 5 minutes→ Article in German Swede 55 was built as a fibreglass production boat by Fisksätra Varv in Västervik, at the east coast of Sweden. As being customary in the 1970s, Swede 55 turned out remarkably robust with a solid laminated hull, carefully sized wall thicknesses and well-thought-out reinforcements. Due to anticipated speed and twisting in rough seas, the slender hull …
Reading Time: 8 minutes→ Article in German This website focused on beautiful yachts has been around for a while. Occasionally, I am asked what kind of boat I am sailing. Now I am taking the liberty to introduce Gamle Swede: Daysailer, cruiser, occasional racer, floating retreat and boat office. Some day, she may be for sale – in case an experienced and care …
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe story of this Swede 55 successor reveals, what can be done with a tiller-steered 52-footer, racing the south and west coasts of England, including the Fastnet Race or on the Côte d’Azur. Universal Hartbeat is steered like a dinghy with a tiller extension instead of a wheel. Almost all the crew is sitting on the high edge. This is …
Reading Time: 8 minutes→ Article in German The experience with Swede 55 inspired sailors, designers, and boat builders in Europe and the United States to develop the type in various directions. Here you find eight derivates triggered by the svelte Knud Reimers design. Boats thought-out, designed and built in Sweden, Tunisia, the eastern and western seaboard of the United States. Most of them …
Reading Time: 5 minutes→ Article in German This registry assigns boats to construction and sail numbers, further to known or presumed year of construction. The sail numbers were assigned consecutively international by Fisksätra. Identified sail numbers are marked bold. Some information is current, others based on old sources and rumours. In case you know more, please send a note. Your help contributes to …
Reading Time: 3 minutes→ Article in German Swede 55 has four separate cabins. A front cabin with double V-berth and a bathroom ahead of the mast. The main cabin in the midship area with a pantry and nav station next to the companionway. Behind the centre cockpit, there is a well separated aft cabin. Accommodation in 3 cabins spread over 43 feet (ca. …
Reading Time: 4 minutes→ Article in German Besides its elegance and length Swede 55 comes with an introvert Scandinavian shape. The slightly curved spoon bow reminds on the Twenties, when the Square Metre Boat found its final shape for racing in the Skerries, as the archipelago of the Stockholm Skärgård is known. The fine entry separates the water effortless. A closer look underneath …
Reading Time: 3 minutes→ Article in German Inspired by Rolly Taskers offshore racing experience with the modified 40 sqm boat Siska in Australia, Fidelis’ success at the Sydney-Hobart race and the popular cruising Skärgårdskryssare S30, the Swede 55 project started in 1974. According to Reimers’ drawings dated March 1974, Swede 55 was first planned as an International One Design 40 m2 Class with …
Reading Time: 3 minutes→ Article in German In 1908, the Square Metre Boat, also known as Skärgårdskryssare was invented for racing in the sheltered waters of the skerries around Stockholm. The original idea for this type of boat was straightforward and simple: Only the propulsion by the sail area was limited. Here you find a closer look at how sail area is measured …
Reading Time: 3 minutesSwede 55 half model For dining room, library or guest room. Size, colour, and finish of the carrier plate as you want it. Ideal gift for the Swede 55-aficionado. Here you see the classy version with bare hull and deck. Scale of displayed model 1:15, hull length 43 inch (1.09 m). Other scales and sizes are possible. You are welcome …
